Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-10
AGRICULTURAL.
sHlLL WE ALL Go VEST

lIIID IuElt 'N|NI'I WV li IHNA''ifN '.f'''
The following item from the New York
Tribune is pertinent TO the question of en-
igratiou from Vermont;
MIR. $. VI. stafford. writing from the
west to the New York Witness, offers wise
counsel to the rc.tlr-. against believing all
they rpud vt amy locality selling at a sacrl
flee and moving, family and ALL or the
disadvantage of this course hc is himself a
sad example Il sold out at great loss,
came here and found everything Just CON
trary Co the description which had been
given mo hy one whom ! thought reliable.
am personally acquainted with Il number
served lust a. was. If ! had now whit
had before I left New York state ] would
return next week | can do better there
than here So let me say to the poor, do
not sacrifice what YOU now have Go first
and see for yourself.
We are pleased to see that O. VI. Tink-
ham. agricultural editor Of the Waterman,
i, taking the right course in discouraging
the excessive emigration from which our
state is suffering So much. He says
"a friend Of ours who has a relative in
Dakota has placed i'm our hands several let
tcrs from that friend, and we shall give eN-
tracts from them, first remarking that the
letters were in no sense written for puhli-
cation. but the purely personal letters
which friend writes to friend Under date
Of Sept. 2l Ncrmont-brcd woman writes;
John has no work now and will fix up
THINGS the best he can. Mr.. - is not
here and has no lumber. | don't know
what | can do only to freeze. The house
is in such shape it cannot he sodded. John
and the bows need every cent he has earned
tn buy shoe, and flannels think | have
rot down pretty low when | have 10 90 out
over the prarcs and pull weeds and pick
up COW manure to burn to save my coal,
which. after paving for drawing, ] found
had cost me S13 80 The man charged me
81 for drawing and $50 for the coal. me
wind blows hard all the time and 1t ls grow
ing colder Our wells are entirely dry,
and Jimmy brings water hall mlIe 10
drink. and / pay p cents barrel Tor wa
ter to use We have every ndlcailun OF u
severe winter and You know people DO
freeze to death trusting in Providence.
Lntpr-thc list of November: Hall the
time wc are all as dirty as pigs for want "l
water John went two miles today 10 get
"A team to draw water. All the wells ON
our claim are dry, and have not been able
to wash with soft water hut three tunes
"'', ,s h,or beautiful
'..i tIin,r ,f fine autumn
,n"''yu' "uS W. '''' l'i,,, m brown gross
i9Nel'''eSN r'',. tla sigLt IF free
~ .,S L. bono we shall he
4" ''','i'''',,l VI on t a,,.a,., March 3tst
"'er 10 SCI. Wv. r al ntbors to come to
,'o IT, w ri H., ,boo,l, Our taxes
w. S'' '''''''' CIV, li.,,, ,,.o,i so Pork il
~ w., ~ lord On CENTS. notn-
~ ''iit' l'i P3 3il 49, tl,orloen 40 miles
So's' l'' per - ha Lougbt near.
from Hgre, anu 'lpe 1''e W., .o,,1 Is ncsterv
M. .i,l y, 1.,.a ,,e,rotobles mike
liS Is Oiie Ooui'v' imam enJ ,,jsJ so
SIch an '"'' I'','@ ,i y ln., 20 ,,,ritn - n
1'u'','''...i - .a, Il g, and ne ev-
l''', ''e u wv. 10 i;,..,. Loro orl,. If is
~ 9"",i g. Ia r,,. u,isar,,
S''' pm VI ,ll. hall ,II bova land
I"N'S ,''I', !''''l' anu
'"' SUIT
IN ah"thef lel''r she H"HH'
"Our land will be in the market as soon
as we have proved up ON it, and II there
is a fool left in Vermont or any other state
we want him to come out mere anu Pur-
chase 1t. Like an the rest 1t won w W
Paolisn tne run, l, GI,," L' 10 Vcrmont
i.. MIN T. nm, ,,,t soon II made
,,,.. ~, nal ,,,l.n .n,d tbe,n I couId not
L., - ,,i,,I,t +I;nl,iro If the victims
M ' "a, a. Inc,f. much further
,,',.,i, a., 7,.a mo and where if is mucb
Ii ~, H.. -, .,n,t.,. They sov
,i a.i,' i;,.i,,,. .,,.i,,,, Of ,atoI Yns
I'' ~; -. m Tn;los away other
.,', .,,j ial,s ara ,nnrnlv slon1rbs which
l,',.,' ,,.,ta,. ~ s,,,.i,,r-tir,e nnlv and are
II =, Ill. x Water is not
,I',ii - ..i IN la a dro,ybock 70 tbo
',,.'''. e.. ,.,,a,, ~. mill neonle erect
, Y'i ,,;l'i;,,. n,,d Ln;lJ ,;starns Those
,,I7 L,,.,, I,.aI Loro ,e,,orol Years have
""' l'' n,,;,. La,.ns and when the
it, III l,.,,,. ,,.a to,. and en- tbem
- IL j.; t;,,,,' ~ dro,,tL and in winter
y" "' III '','. '.,.,,a+ ,,,an,, do,s IN
'i''. ~. IL, ,5,,,t lao +.L,su ont ol
W ''i':v a., Il;,rJs ard sa,,o,n COLI
'io p,,,, ,.,,,,..' cro.,a +bair taots IN
"G ;'l L.,te ',,;l, ro. ,yotor and have NOT
I''S MI ''' NJ, ,''Il,,ist ,,,,st Ia, ,,,.a
'''en wen 1'''' i,oti,J ~ n,,or,, NOVA h,
p'Ie' u "e M 't l,,,i,lo chat il renro
'''.'H'1 mat ~ ~ ,,,,t ia aIJo to n,l,e On,
'. ;,i'' .I,, .,i,. dnIar-and roo,
'''.,. 50 I,.,,, 4 y 3 Of cou,.sa tb,
tn ,, !. settiin,, nm fast People com,
here and they cant get away. If they
lived in the east in poor houses, did without
the comforts OF me- IepriL.Hceu Unel,Se.ve '
q, rN'ii ,i ,h ' u'"r .,n nIntin thpy mi"h
La,,,,a i,n,r,is,.Iy rich in a few years
But it is worse than dogs life, aud very
few enjoy it. 1t don't pay The colonies
all advertise "A city lot to every man tina
becomes permanent settler. we know